International Society of Barristers
The International Society of Barristers is an honor society for the best trial lawyers.[1]
Overview
[edit]It was created in 1965.[1] Famed trial lawyer Craig Spangenberg was one of the founding members, and its first president.[2] Its members are mostly from the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, and Mexico.[1] New members for the society are elected by the Board of Governors after a nomination from an existing Fellow of the society.[1]
In 2002, the International Society of Barristers Foundation was created.[3] It aims at helping poor people who may have been wrongfully convicted.[3]
The society publishes a journal, the International Society of Barristers Quarterly.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Official website, About section". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "Official Website". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Official website, Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "Journal". Archived from the original on 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ Washington and Lee University library
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